Purpose
This study compared the acute effects of an exergame-based calisthenics (EXG) session versus a traditional calisthenics (TC) session on state anxiety levels in healthy adult men, and compared the mean heart rate, number of repetitions performed, enjoyment, and affective valence reported by the participants between sessions.
Methods
Thirty-six young adult men performed two 30-min sessions of physical exercise in random order (EXG and TC). The same exercise protocol was used for each session; however, the TC session was guided by an exercise science professional. State anxiety was assessed before and immediately after each session. Heart rate was monitored during the sessions. Enjoyment and affective valence were assessed immediately after the sessions. In addition, the number of repetitions performed was recorded.
Results
There was no significant interaction between sessions (EXG vs. TC) and time (pre vs. post-session) (
p
= 0.102), no significant effect of session (
p
= 0.587), and no significant effect of time (
p
= 0.121). Participants presented a higher mean heart rate (+ 3.5%,
p
= 0.020) and number of repetitions performed (+ 43.7%,
p
< 0.001) in the TC session compared with the EXG session. There was no difference in enjoyment (
p
= 0.804) and affective (
p
= 0.195) valence between the EXG and TC sessions.
Conclusion
The EXG and TC sessions did not reduce state anxiety levels. Nor did they increase enjoyment or affective valence in healthy young adult men. However, the TC session evoked a higher mean heart rate and higher training volume than the EXG session.
Supplementary Information
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11332-021-00841-9.
Na atual pandemia de COVID-19, a atividade física vem diminuindo. Em contrapartida, o comportamento sedentário aumentou bastante devido ao isolamento social. Este cenário levou a um agravamento da saúde física e mental. Com o aumento da taxa de vacinação, muitos países estão voltando à vida normal, mas o medo da COVID-19 e de lugares aglomerados podem limitar a prática de atividade física em instalações de exercício, tais como academias. Dado que a atividade física é uma ferramenta não farmacológica para melhorar a saúde e prevenir uma infinidade de doenças não transmissíveis, é importante manter os níveis recomendados de atividade física após a pandemia da COVID-19. Neste artigo de opinião, nós objetivamos alertar sobre os efeitos deletérios do comportamento sedentário associado à inatividade física decorrente dos cenários de pandemia e pós-pandemia da COVID-19. Além disso, fornecemos estratégias alternativas (exergames e exercícios intervalados de alta intensidade) para que os indivíduos mantenham sua atividade em suas casas ou ao ar livre, evitando locais tradicionais de prática de atividade física onde haja potencial aglomeração.
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